Hot dog and sausage preparer

Abstract

A food preparer for cutting hot dogs, sausages, and other elongated food products into bite-sized pieces. The preparer has a body formed to have a concavity that places an elongated food product in a predetermined location. The body includes a plurality of longitudinal slots that run generally perpendicular to the length of the food product. The body also has an end section with a hole having an axis that runs parallel with the length of the food product. A corer passes along the axis and cores the food product. A wire cutter pivots to pass wire through the slots and thus cut the food product. The result is cored, bite-sized pieces.

1 . A food preparer for elongated food products, comprising:
 a base having a body with an upper surface having a concavity configured to receive and to retain an elongated food product in a predetermined location relative to an axis that generally runs along the length of the elongated food product, said base further includes a plurality of spaced longitudinal slots that pass through said body, across said concavity, and that run generally perpendicular to said axis, said base further comprising an end section having a hole through said end section and aligned with said axis;   a corer comprised of an elongated tube dimensioned to pass through said hole and to pass along said axis such that said corer cores a food product on said upper surface;   a wire cutter having a frame that retains a plurality of cutting wires in predetermined spaced positions; and   a pivot mount attaching said wire cutter to said base;   wherein when said wire cutter pivots on said pivot mount said plurality of wires pass into said plurality of slots so as to cut an elongated food product on said upper surface into relatively thin bite-sized pieces.   
     
     
         2 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , wherein said concavity is shaped like a hot dog bun. 
     
     
         3 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , wherein said concavity is shaped like a sausage. 
     
     
         4 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , wherein passing said corer through said hole an along said axis prior to pivoting said wire cutter produced a cored bite-sized pieces. 
     
     
         5 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , wherein said upper surface includes a second concavity configured to receive and to retain an elongated food product. 
     
     
         6 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , wherein said wire cutter further includes a handle for assisting cutting. 
     
     
         7 . A food preparer according to  claim 1 , further including a cleaning rod dimensioned to pass through said corer tube.